Here's the deal: We have a system administrator who is VERY control oriented. We have a new computerized/networked writing lab and our sysadmin is very much...
Brad-- Sorry to hear about your sysadmin situation. I'd suggest what you're faced with is not really a technology problem but a people/organizational problem. ...
Brad said: "We have a system administrator who is VERY control oriented . . . and not particularly eager to relinquish that control. So here's what we're...
David Rask Behling
dbehling@...
Nov 1, 2001 4:20 pm
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Sounds like you might have someone who comes from a big corporate IT department, or has at least been trained by someone with that background. I've seen this...
Charlie Lowe
cel4145@...
Nov 1, 2001 5:26 pm
5133
... It's easy to administer a system by saying "no." Talented system administrators know how to say "yes." A pink slip may be the only cure for this fellow. ...
Bradley Dilger
dilger@...
Nov 1, 2001 6:23 pm
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Gee, we have kind of the opposite problem at EMU. We have syops people who are willing to work with us to make our technology "teachable;" well, at least more...
Steve-- This is actually a much easier problem to solve though it may not appear to be on the surface. I have spent a lot of time on University technology ...
Jim Kalmbach
kalmbach@...
Nov 1, 2001 7:49 pm
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Actually, I've had some experience in the sort of thing that Jim is talking about around here. EMU is also in an interesting place right now beause they've...
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and insights. I think "wrest" may not have been the right verb, which is why we need to persuade him, somehow, that this...
A correction from yesterday... ... Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 08:54:43 -0500 From: William Thelin <wthelin@...> Reply-To: Writing Program Administration...
TechRhetors, Does anybody on the list know of any print or electronic resources that address Web design from a feminist perspective? Thanks. -- Lee Lee...
Lee Honeycutt
honeyl@...
Nov 2, 2001 3:38 pm
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Brad, Thanks for not mentioning the anonymous "university town." I wouldn't want word to get out that our lovely burg isn't the most desirable stop on the ...
Dennis Bennett
dbennett@...
Nov 2, 2001 7:32 pm
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The Sixth National Conference on Writing across the Curriculum will be held in Houston on March 7 to 9. The theme is "Writing the Future: Leadership, Policies,...
re: the cranky sysadmin There are a number of possibilities here, but I find the ones rooted in the notion that this sysadmin is a mentally-ill, bitter crank...
While it's not a given, it's fairly common for IT people to portray users as a pain in the ass, and for users to portray IT as a pain in the ass, both ignoring...
... Actually, Tari, that was a LARGE part of my job at UIC; I would translate faculty needs into technicalese and vice versa. The faculty member would say I...
... Oh, don't get me wrong--I know that people have had this job--as I mentioned, *I've* had this job. But it's a much better job when I have it in industry...
Dear Colleague: I need your help with a study I am conducting regarding the use of computers for writing instruction. Your response is invaluable to this ...
Quick question: does anyone have recommendations about scholarship looking at both ESL instruction and computer-mediated instruction? ANY recommendations or...
Jonathan
jamma@...
Nov 5, 2001 1:32 am
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Hi all, Please remind me -- where can I find a list of academic listservs/discussion groups? I know there used to be a semi-annotated web-based list of...
Karen, Try http://www.tile.net On Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Karen ... ****************************************************************************** Dr. Janice R....
I agree with much of what's been said, Brad. First, be congenial and try to demonstrate how his limits and rules interfere with teaching. Second, use...
Bill Condon
bcondon@...
Nov 5, 2001 2:15 pm
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... problem. I agree with Barry's suggestions that is is a systemic managerial problem; because of that I'd like to pull on the assumptions here a bit.. ...
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